Traditional bullying usually involves a face-to-face interaction between the bully and the victim. However, with the advancement in technology over the past few years, bullies now have the ability to take bullying to the next level. It is becoming increasingly popular for bullies to use electronic device such as a cell phone or computer to threaten, harass or intimidate another person. This form of bullying is considered cyberbullying. (Cyberbullying Research Center, 2010) Some ways that people cyber-bully others is by pretending they are someone else online, spreading lies and rumors about another person over the internet or using a cell phone, and posting pictures of the victim without consent. (National Crime Prevention Council, 2006) All of these actions are hurtful to the victim in one way or another and are types of bullying other than the traditional physical kind.
Once someone begins to get cyberbullied it is often difficult to get away from it because the victim cannot just leave the area. In order to make the bullying stop you often have to block the communication completely with the bully. In cyberbullying, the bully gets into the victims personal and private space which makes it much more invasive than other forms of bullying. Mark Gibbs, points out that it is great for there to be all this hype about cyberbullying but why is it any different than traditional bullying. Both forms are just as dangerous and could lead to the same consequences. (Gibbs 2009)
Once someone begins to get cyberbullied it is often difficult to get away from it because the victim cannot just leave the area. In order to make the bullying stop you often have to block the communication completely with the bully. In cyberbullying, the bully gets into the victims personal and private space which makes it much more invasive than other forms of bullying. Mark Gibbs, points out that it is great for there to be all this hype about cyberbullying but why is it any different than traditional bullying. Both forms are just as dangerous and could lead to the same consequences. (Gibbs 2009)
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